Towering Inferno

Atari 2600

1982US Games US Games

Action

U.S. Games’ 1982 2600 cart based on the 1974 film: a fireman works a burning skyscraper, putting out fires and rescuing people. Designed by Jeff Corsiglia, programmed by Paul Allen Newell.

Facts

Quaker Oats (U.S. Games’ parent) licensed the film from 20th Century-Fox.
Newell also programmed the Vectrex port of Scramble and co-designed the maze algorithm behind Entombed.

Related games

Gopher · Atari 2600U.S. Games 2600 cart

Sources

Towering Inferno (video game) · Wikipedia

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